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Press release from Robert Moore, Executive Director of the National Gay Pilots Association urging all major flight carriers to follow United and American Airlines and offer Domestic Partner Benefits to all employees.

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AP news wire release reporting on a case heard by the US federal appeals court regarding a San Francisco city ordinance mandating benefits for domestic partners of employees. Although United Airlines asked for an exemption, the court denied the request; in response, United Airlines announced it will offer domestic partner benefits to San Francisco employees to comply with the law, with benefits available to employees nationwide in May 2000.